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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Altruism.
(d) Collectivism.
2. How does Kira feel about using Andrei?
(a) She feels no remorse.
(b) She feels bad at first but then forgets.
(c) She denies feeling remorse, but actually does.
(d) She is remorseful.
3. Rand says that new intellectuals must acquire which of the following?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Altruism.
4. When was We The Living published?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1952.
5. What does Rand describe as being man's only tool of knowledge?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Physical strength.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) The mind.
6. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?
(a) Ayn.
(b) Leo.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Kira.
7. Rand suggests that a nation's bodyguards are which type of people?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Those who are physically strongest.
(d) The military.
8. What is the setting for We The Living?
(a) Post-war France.
(b) China.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) United States.
9. What did Kant allegedly close philosophy to?
(a) Logic.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Morality.
(d) Reason.
10. Who does Rand describe as altruism's most perfect advocate?
(a) Kant.
(b) Bentham.
(c) Marx.
(d) Readen.
11. The goal of this book is to do which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Present new information.
(b) Share a fictional story for pleasure.
(c) Alarm Americans.
(d) Remind readers of a past warning.
12. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?
(a) Andrei.
(b) Hank.
(c) Charles.
(d) Leo.
13. In a dying society, how many choices does Rand say individuals have?
(a) Three.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) Two.
(d) One.
14. What does Jeremy Bentham champion?
(a) Morality.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Collectivism.
(d) Socialism.
15. What adjective does Rand use to describe the USA's founding fathers?
(a) Bodyguards.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Thinkers.
(d) Intellectuals.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the man that Kira wants to save?
2. Rand suggests that a culture should be judged by which of the following?
3. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?
4. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?
5. What kind of relationship does Rand describe the archetypes Attila and Witch Doctor as having?
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